V. 1: Origins --
The mothers --
The fathers --
State formulation in Peru, Egypt, and Sumer --
A secular state: China --
A religious state: India --
A militaristic state: Mexico --
Conclusion: An analysis of the state --
Judaism --
Greece --
Rome --
Christianity --
Islam --
v. 2: The masculine mystique --
Introduction --
Feudalism in Europe --
Feudalism in Japan --
Control tightens in Europe --
European appropriation of Africa --
European appropriation of Latin America --
European appropriation of North America --
Black experience in North America --
The French Revolution --
v. 3: Infernos and paradises, the triumph of capitalism in the 19th century --
Introduction --
Imperialism in Africa --
Industrialization --
Utopianism and socialism --
Middle-class women in England --
Middle-class women in the United States before the Civil War --
The Civil War and its aftermath --
Woman suffrage in the United States and Great Britain --
Labor movements --
The war against women --
v. 4: Revolutions and the struggles for justice in the 20th century --
Introduction --
Socialism in Europe --
Revolution in Russia --
Revolution in China --
Fascist revolution in Germany and Italy --
Anti-imperial revolution in Latin America --
Anti-imperial revolution in India --
Anti-imperial revolution in Algeria --
Anti-imperial revolution in Africa --
Women and development --
The history of feminism --
The political is personal, the personal is political --
The future of feminism.

Responsabilité :

Marilyn French ; foreword by Margaret Atwood.

Résumé :

An eminently readable-- and revolutionary-- four-volume history of women. It runs from prehistory to the present day, and covers the entire globe.

"V. 1: Origins -- The mothers -- The fathers -- State formulation in Peru, Egypt, and Sumer -- A secular state: China -- A religious state: India -- A militaristic state: Mexico -- Conclusion: An analysis of the state -- Judaism -- Greece -- Rome -- Christianity -- Islam -- v. 2: The masculine mystique -- Introduction -- Feudalism in Europe -- Feudalism in Japan -- Control tightens in Europe -- European appropriation of Africa -- European appropriation of Latin America -- European appropriation of North America -- Black experience in North America -- The French Revolution -- v. 3: Infernos and paradises, the triumph of capitalism in the 19th century -- Introduction -- Imperialism in Africa -- Industrialization -- Utopianism and socialism -- Middle-class women in England -- Middle-class women in the United States before the Civil War -- The Civil War and its aftermath -- Woman suffrage in the United States and Great Britain -- Labor movements -- The war against women -- v. 4: Revolutions and the struggles for justice in the 20th century -- Introduction -- Socialism in Europe -- Revolution in Russia -- Revolution in China -- Fascist revolution in Germany and Italy -- Anti-imperial revolution in Latin America -- Anti-imperial revolution in India -- Anti-imperial revolution in Algeria -- Anti-imperial revolution in Africa -- Women and development -- The history of feminism -- The political is personal, the personal is political -- The future of feminism."@en